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G. w. WENTWORTH. TAG 0R LABEL FOR MAIL BAGS.

Patented Ma r. 4,1884.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Gr mes,

GEORGE \V. lVENTlVORTH, OF BOONVILLE, NEXV YORK.

TAe' OR LABEL For: MAIL-BAGS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 294,707, dated March 4, 1884:. Application filed December 29, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE XV. VENT- WORTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Boonville, in the county of Oneida and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Destination Tags or Labels for MaiLBags; and I do hereby de clare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

Vooden tags, with labels to indicate their destination, have heretofore been attached to mail-bags by means of a strong cord or twine passed through a hole in the tag and secured to the bag by tying, and requiring that the cord should be cut in detaching it. This involved'the expenditure of considerable time in attaching the tags and the consumption of a large amount of twine.

The object of my invention is to provide a tag or label which may be more expeditiously attached or detached, and the use-of which will save the consumption of twine. 1

To this end it consists in constructing a tag of well-seasoned, close-grained wood of an elastic nature, and providing the same' with a longitudinal sinuous slot, which, with the exertion of a little manual force, may be hooked 0 or sprung upon a loop of cord permanently attached to the bag, and will be retained in place without liability. to become accidentally detached, but may be quickly removed therefrom when desired by another slight application of manual force.

Manifestly the tag or label may be made of any desired size; but if made from six to seven inches in length by one inch in breadth and thickness it will present'sufficient surface upon either its upper or lower sides to allow of printing thereon the name of the place of destination.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a mail-bag with my improved destination tag or label attached thereto, showing the mode of attachment; and Fig. 2 is a side view of the tag or label, showing the position and peculiar form of the slot cut therein. Fig. 3 represents a modification. A

A represents a mail-bag, the band I) at the entrance of which is provided with eyelets a a,

through which a strong cord is passed, forming the loop 0.

The ends'of the cord used in forming the loop may be secured upon the inner side of point, a, near one of the ends of the tag, and up on a line drawn longitudinally through the center of one of its sides. The inner end of the slot c is provided with an enlarged opening, which will admit of the free movement of the tag upon the cord or loop when in use. From this inner end or opening the slot is continued longitudinally and sinuous] y toward the opposite end of the tag, narrowing or contracting as it recedes from its inner end until a point near its mouth or entrance is reached,when it winds abruptly to the surface, presenting upon one of the sides of the tag an enlarged or flaring entrance or opening, f. P

\Vith the peculiar form of slot described,

the width of the entrance'being considerably the tag from becoming detached until manual force is exercised to remove it.

Although I have confined my description to tagsor labels made of wood, deeming them preferable on account of cost of material and construction, still it is manifest that they may be constructed of metal or other material possessing a sufficient degree of elasticity, as shown in Fig. 3.

I am aware that tags have. heretofore been constructed which have been provided with a hole, from which, to one of the outer edges of the tag, a slit has been cut, and the terminus of the slit has been provided with a notch to act as a guide when the tag is being attached, as shown and described in patent ICO k ranted to Simon I Flcisher, February 7 1882, No. 253,274. My tag differs from such construction in that it is provided with a longitudinal sinuous slot whereby the liability of the tags becoming accidentally detached is avoided.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1.. A destination tag or label for mail-bags, provided with a longitudinal sinuous open slot, its inner end provided with an enlarged opening, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. A destination tag or label for mail-bags, 15

having a longitudinal sinuous slot contracted between its ends and terminating in an enlarged opening in which the cord may rest.

In testimony whereof lailix my signature in presence of two witnesses. 

